Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag

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  1. cloudyHaze
    Aug 25, 2023
    8
    Black Flag is my favourite Assassins Creed game, but it would have bene better if it had nothing to do with Assassins Creed. With the exception of leaps of faith, pretty much every element here from AC has lead me to realize how much I dislike the franchise. Boring tailing missions, annoying sneaking missions, stupid chase sequences that have 0 flexibility…and don’t even get me started onBlack Flag is my favourite Assassins Creed game, but it would have bene better if it had nothing to do with Assassins Creed. With the exception of leaps of faith, pretty much every element here from AC has lead me to realize how much I dislike the franchise. Boring tailing missions, annoying sneaking missions, stupid chase sequences that have 0 flexibility…and don’t even get me started on eavesdropping…hell technically a huge part of the game is about a mcguffin that lets you eavesdrop on anyone…and the MODERN day parts are so bad and boring it reminds me of when they force you to play as Mary Jane in Spiderman ps4…Assassins Creed has always been worse because of its modern day elements and the animus. The series would have been far better without all that because it pulls you out of the moment and makes it far harder to get invested in your character and time period. Seeing all the stupid blue loading lines and even the interface breaks the illusion, or 4th wall if you will, that im a swashbuckling pirate…

    Why do I give the game an 8? Because I love pirates. I enjoy sailing and upgrading my ship. Again, it’s the fact that I loved all these elements so much that I realized how much I actually now hate AC. I enjoyed the first one as it was a new idea, and AC2 as well…but Ubisoft has no idea how to make a fun game…they just throw the same 4 missions around the map 30 times and call it a day. They have no concept of what fun is. I bought this game to be a pirate, but once you get to the island you are searching for the game pivots from a pirates tale to more insufferable ac bs.

    Ubisofts response is to then make skull and bones…a game where you can’t even board enemy ships to sword fight…no wonder its been in development for 10 years. At this point ive lost all faith in Ubisoft, and I won’t be taking a leap of faith with them again. They cant make fun games, and seem to enjoy writing ridiculous stories so they can blow smoke up their buts. My advice? Skip the cut scenes and mute the tv when it gets to the modern day crap. Hidden in here is a good pirate game, its unfortunate its tarnished by AC.

    P.s AC3 I think is contender for the worst big franchise triple A game of all time. Ubisoft, just let go and take a leap of faith on something else.    … Expand
  2. Killerpummkin
    Aug 10, 2023
    7
    It's good, but you don't enjoy it, with the money they spend, it could be much better, but it's good enough.
  3. SCP-576
    Aug 1, 2023
    10
    El mejor juego de las HISTORIA de la humanidad recomendable al 200% Si querés entretenimiento comprarlo merece la pena
  4. FrankCreeper
    Jul 28, 2023
    8
    A beatiful sequel of Assassin's Creed 3 with a fantastic free roaming style....and a great setting of atmosphere and a beatiful story.Still worth it to play after a decade only one thing is bad the repetitive of combat system style
  5. HereYouGoBuddy
    Jul 19, 2023
    10
    Pirates, assassins, ships, the Sea. Just perfect. You can see the love and care thay developers put into this game.
  6. Alperen007
    Jul 16, 2023
    8
    Best Assassin's Creed game. Good open world pirate experience. Good graphics for 2013. Bad sides are boring quests and story.
  7. HydrophobikFish
    Jun 9, 2023
    8
    Best pirate game ever made. Too many following missions, but the sailing and the exploration and the upgrades and the stealth and the swashbuckling... it's just damn good.
  8. Lezzly
    May 28, 2023
    8
    Black Flag dał mi nowe spojrzenie na serie Assassin's Creed. Przewybornie napisany bohater, który przemierza morza i oceany na swojej Kawce z liczną załogą to coś, czego jeszcze nie było. Gigantyczna mapa pozwala nam na wiele godzin zabawy, co jak dla mnie jest okej. Najbardziej podobała mi się Havana. Nie muszę chyba wspominać o klimacie jakiego możemy doświadczyć. Mocna zmiana.
  9. Idk123456789
    Mar 20, 2023
    10
    Best assassin's creed game by a mile and one of the best open world games ever made.
  10. AdoMobA
    Mar 17, 2023
    9
    Pros
    - the best standalone story in the series
    - fantastic naval combat - interesting story - Edward is a fantastic character throughout the whole journey - the four legendary ship boss fights are a creative use of this games systems - ending brings a tear to my eye Cons - the modern day stuff is a joke - the villains in this game have zero presence ACIV: Black Flag is a    Pros
    - the best standalone story in the series
    - fantastic naval combat
    - interesting story
    - Edward is a fantastic character throughout the whole journey
    - the four legendary ship boss fights are a creative use of this games systems
    - ending brings a tear to my eye

    Cons
    - the modern day stuff is a joke
    - the villains in this game have zero presence

    ACIV: Black Flag is a unique entry to the series. So unique that it has non AC fans liking this game as it is to this day, the best pirate game we have ever gotten.

    Large part of this is the fact that Edward is not in fact an assassin for the majority of this game. So instead of an order trained killer donning the robes, a privateer serving under the British crown drives this game forward. Not out of a sense of heroism, justice or revenge, but pure and unchecked greed.

    Edward is a highlight for this game, as he is one of the few protagonists this series has, that goes through a complete narrative arc. From a greedy pirate, to a broken man, to somebody who decides he has more than money at stake in this, to an eventually good man and a solid father. One of the few stories that are firmly piloted by the active protagonist rather than the villain.

    The ship combat in this game feels amazing. The fact that there are no loading screens from your first spotting of a ship you want to plunder, through the fight and boarding process to the eventual takeover of the ship feels incredibly fluid. With each new upgrade, the fights get more and more fun as you unlock more options to subdue even the strongest ships.

    When it comes to the atmosphere, the simple act of sailing and listening to your crew singing sea shanties will have you in trance over how great this game is even in its quiet moments.

    One of the greatest entries in the series, and the only one I would put up there alongside with the Ezio trilogy for how much I love it.    … Expand
  11. Young__fool
    Mar 9, 2023
    6
    I like almost everything about this game, the characters, the combat and the setting. but to be completeley honest i don't really like the ship combat that much at least i don't like it as much as i really want to. I really want to love it but i just can't. and since the game is focused on ships and that kinda stuff i don't get to experience the parts of the game that i like.
    In my    I like almost everything about this game, the characters, the combat and the setting. but to be completeley honest i don't really like the ship combat that much at least i don't like it as much as i really want to. I really want to love it but i just can't. and since the game is focused on ships and that kinda stuff i don't get to experience the parts of the game that i like.
    In my opinion it's an okay game but if you wan't a lot of good ground combat go play AC unity instead.    … Expand
  12. FarNine
    Feb 25, 2023
    8
    Plot: 9/10
    Bugs: 10% of the game (sounds and speech synchrony)
    Graphics: 8/10
    Gameplay: 8/10
  13. JesseDillinger
    Feb 1, 2023
    9
    Honestly, probably the peak of the Assassin's Creed franchise. The combat is fun, though super easy. The ship battles are a great addition though. They're much more difficult than the hand to hand combat. The world is cool, exploring is cool, you really do feel like a pirate at times. Finding treasure is awesome af. The worst part of the game by far are the moments when you're outside theHonestly, probably the peak of the Assassin's Creed franchise. The combat is fun, though super easy. The ship battles are a great addition though. They're much more difficult than the hand to hand combat. The world is cool, exploring is cool, you really do feel like a pirate at times. Finding treasure is awesome af. The worst part of the game by far are the moments when you're outside the animus. Hated that.… Expand
  14. aaronnmp96
    Jan 31, 2023
    9
    It's the only Assassin's creed that has moved me, it's super fun and it's just the best of Ubisoft
  15. Phalanga1821
    Jan 30, 2023
    0
    The worst Game i ever played. This Game is a Trial and Error Orgy. The Campaign last 15 Hours. 8 Hours are just "Try again".
  16. filip92
    Jan 6, 2023
    6
    Story and some missions overall are nice, but the thing that frustrated me the most is that the game constantly wants you to upgrade your ship so you could be competitive in the naval missions in the game. You must play side missions to do that, and they are very boring and the whole expirience felt like a grind. I come home from the job, want to relax and feel the story (which is good)Story and some missions overall are nice, but the thing that frustrated me the most is that the game constantly wants you to upgrade your ship so you could be competitive in the naval missions in the game. You must play side missions to do that, and they are very boring and the whole expirience felt like a grind. I come home from the job, want to relax and feel the story (which is good) but i get sick when i see ''You should upgrade Jackdaw before starting this mission'' . I think that it is tottaly unnecesary because without that grind, the game is good and fun. Combat is ok, sailing is so immersive,in this game i think you can really ''feel the ocean'' . Also,when pirates start to chant while you sail is music for the ears. But you know Ubisoft, they love to put grinding in their games,especially nowadays. This game could be much better without that stuff, only because of that this game cannot get more than 6.… Expand
  17. Merkinho
    Jan 3, 2023
    9
    Dieses Spiel wird ewig einen Platz in meinem Herzen haben. Nicht nur das Gameplay hat es mir sehr angetan, auch die Story, die große Welt und die Nebenmissionen fand ich sehr unterhaltsam. Leider war der Multiplayermodus in meinen Augen nicht spielbar, da mit dort der Content nicht gefallen hat.
  18. goodgriff33
    Dec 24, 2022
    7
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  19. Andre12367
    Nov 27, 2022
    10
    Um jogo divertido, uma jogabilidade ótima, uma história fantástica, além de uma variedade de Ilhas cidade e navios incrível um game fantástico e como eu disse um dos games mais divertido da saga
  20. Nathan912
    Nov 26, 2022
    10
    Este juego es una obra maestra junto a la saga de ezio lo mejor de Assassins donde veremos paisajes increíbles y personajes brutales.
  21. EKYR
    Nov 21, 2022
    7
    arrrrrrrrrrr m8ty

    this is the best and only pirate game i have played im not sure how Ubisoft made such a great game out of an Assassins creed game ofc comes witih the normal AC game problems boring story rubbish characters other than Edward the dialogue is god awful but i love the feeling that the sea shanties and pirate ship atmosphere makes you so immersed into being a pirate    arrrrrrrrrrr m8ty

    this is the best and only pirate game i have played
    im not sure how Ubisoft made such a great game out of an Assassins creed game
    ofc comes witih the normal AC game problems
    boring story
    rubbish characters other than Edward
    the dialogue is god awful
    but i love the feeling that the sea shanties and pirate ship atmosphere makes you so immersed into being a pirate more than an assassin, Edward is my favourite asssasin ever in this series. i hope Ubisoft makes the next AC game on par with this.
    7.5    … Expand
  22. hector_bcn98
    Nov 16, 2022
    9
    El último gran, gran Assassin's Creed. Para mi gusto, el más divertido de todos, permitiendo explorar y navegar por el mar las diferentes islas. Seguro que toma ideas de Zelda Wind Waker. A partir de este, toda la saga se basó en la repetición de las mismas actividades una y otra vez en cantidades soporíferamente ingentes.
  23. Agt_Killionaire
    Oct 7, 2022
    10
    This was the Assassin's Creed game to pull me into the series. The amount of things you can do it fun and exciting. The free running controls can be unfavorable at times but overall the shine outweighs the flaws.
  24. Azeemo99
    Sep 23, 2022
    8
    With boring stealth, buggy combat and horrific mission structure, it is constantly reminding you that it is an Assassin's Creed game, made by the people that make Assassin's Creed games, Ubisoft. However, the Caribbean has to be one of the most compelling and beautiful open worlds ever created, and coupled with a brilliantly rewarding and deep naval combat system, you can still pour dozensWith boring stealth, buggy combat and horrific mission structure, it is constantly reminding you that it is an Assassin's Creed game, made by the people that make Assassin's Creed games, Ubisoft. However, the Caribbean has to be one of the most compelling and beautiful open worlds ever created, and coupled with a brilliantly rewarding and deep naval combat system, you can still pour dozens of hours into it happily. The story is for the first and apparently last time in the franchise, devoid of the usual Assassin's Creed lore and instead focuses on characters, redemption arcs and explores them deeply, aided with excellent acting.… Expand
  25. ageVeilliW
    Sep 22, 2022
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Black Flag is an outstanding game that works more as a pirate game rather than an Assassin’s Creed game, however there are enough elements of Assassin’s Creed that it does not feel too foreign from the franchise. The main character Edward is one of the best in the series and his journey from selfish pirate to unselfish Assassin willing to take on his role as a father is a fantastic one that also has its slow moments. Although it is unfortunate that the moments directly involved with the Assassin Brotherhood feel like the games weakest moments the game feels more about Edwards journey about accepting the role of Assassin rather than showing his journey as one. The modern day segments are a bit slow but I do not mind them as much as others. Overall, this is a game I believe everyone should give a try.… Expand
  26. BrianDavid94
    Sep 4, 2022
    8
    Quick background on me the reviewer, I tend to like single player games that is heavy on narrative the most. I also play a lot of racing games and use to play multiplayer games in my high school days but now that it's hard for me and my friends to find a good time to link up so now it’s more rare for me to get into a multiplayer game. Up to try any genre of games and sometimes I findQuick background on me the reviewer, I tend to like single player games that is heavy on narrative the most. I also play a lot of racing games and use to play multiplayer games in my high school days but now that it's hard for me and my friends to find a good time to link up so now it’s more rare for me to get into a multiplayer game. Up to try any genre of games and sometimes I find something new that I didn't think I'd like. I own a PC (built by me), Xbox One X, Xbox Series X, PS3, PS4, PS5, and a Switch. I prefer Playstation due to their focus on narrative games. For scoring, I’ll be using the Gameinformer review scale and of coursed influenced by my personal opinions.

    (8) Very Good. Innovated, but perhaps not in the right choice for everyone. This score indicates that there are many good things to be had, but arguable so.

    What stands out in this game is the naval combat and exploration component which took advantage of the large scale open world. The story, combat, and par core (movement) were the weakest parts of the game. Just like previous iterations of the series the par core is hard control. It’s way too often your character will go a different direction or jump down which you weren’t trying to do or trying to do the exact opposite. Story missions were full of tail missions, eavesdropping missions, and are repetitive.    … Expand
  27. MaxieZeus
    Sep 2, 2022
    9
    A great game with masterpiece ship mechanics and an atmospheric open world to explore but a boring story and main missions.
  28. DarthJ
    Aug 28, 2022
    8
    This game is trying to be uncharted and sea dog but it makes it even better. The plot in the Assassin's Creed series is finally more darker then it used to be. I liked it even more then the second part.
  29. RDRFANFUHATERS
    Aug 17, 2022
    10
    ASSASSIN'S CREED BLACK FLAG IT'S THE BEST PIRATES GAME I'VE EVER PLAYED
    when u talking ABT an open world and your own ship and crew and go for raiding another ships man just take my money aside from the multiplayer that doesn't have any link to the main idea of the game

    I gave the game 10/10
  30. TheMrCtulhu
    Aug 8, 2022
    9
    Шикарная игра про пиратов, невероятное приключение. А какое тут море...
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#7 Best PS4 Game of 2013
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#3 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2013
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#4 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2013

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 29 Critic Reviews

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  1. Positive: 25 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 29
  3. Negative: 0 out of 29
  1. GamingTrend
    Apr 20, 2014
    90
    The PlayStation 4 version of the game is mechanically the same as the PlayStation 3 version, but the new engine is eye-poppingly awesome.
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  2. Merlin'in Kazanı (Turkey)
    Jan 30, 2014
    83
    Ubisoft significantly improved the multiplayer side of things. Also, story takes you places.
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  3. Thunderbolt
    Jan 4, 2014
    80
    It’s difficult to imagine Assassin’s Creed ever leaving the sea behind.
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